Curt Menefee

Curt Menefee
Menefee in 2022
Born (1965-07-22) July 22, 1965 (age 59)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materCoe College (BA)
Northwestern University (MA)
OccupationSportscaster
Known forHost of Fox NFL Sunday

Curt Menefee (born July 22, 1965) is an American broadcaster who hosts the Fox Network's NFL pregame show Fox NFL Sunday.[1][2] He is also the co-anchor of Good Day New York on Fox's New York City flagship station, WNYW.

Early life and education

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Menefee was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4]

Menefee earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] At Coe, he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and inducted into the Sigma Nu Hall of Fame in 2016. He gave the commencement speech at Coe College in 2010 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in journalism. In 2021, Menefee was attending Northwestern University enrolled in the university's master's in Public Policy & Administration program with plans to relocate to Chicago full-time.[5]

Career

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While at Coe, Menefee worked at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, and from 1987 to 1988, Menefee worked at WOI-TV in Ames, Iowa. He left Ames to work at WISC-TV in Madison, Wisconsin, departing that job for a position at Sports News Network in Arlington, Virginia.[6] After that folded, Menefee became a weekend anchor at WTLV in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1991.[7]

In 1992, Menefee was hired as the new sports director for KTVT, then an independent station, in Fort Worth, Texas.[7] He added a radio show when KTCK "1310 The Ticket", an all-sports radio station, signed on in Dallas in 1994; Menefee hosted in the 9–11 a.m. slot.[8] KTVT did not renew his contract in 1995,[9] and he departed for WNYW, the Fox station in New York City.[10]

Fox Sports

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He began his career at Fox Sports in 1997 as a sideline reporter, then moved to play-by-play for Fox's NFL Europe and Fox NFL coverage on Fox Sports and FSN.

In 2007, Menefee became the host of Fox NFL Sunday.[2]

On May 24, 2008, Menefee made an appearance on MLB on Fox. He held play-by-play duties alongside José Mota during a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox.

On May 22, 2010, Menefee hosted Fox's coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich in the first broadcast of that tournament's championship game on over-the-air broadcast television in the United States.[11]

On November 12, 2011, Menefee became the host of the UFC on Fox with Randy Couture and Jon Jones.[2] He continued to serve as host until ESPN took the rights to broadcast UFC.[12]

In 2015, he hosted the inaugural coverage of FOX Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Championship in 2015.[2]

On February 8, 2020, Menefee called an XFL game between the LA Wildcats and the Houston Roughnecks.

In 2023, Menefee hosted Fox's inaugural coverage of the Belmont Stakes.

Beginning in 2022, Menefee and Joel Klatt have served as the head play by play and color commentator of the USFL on Fox and the UFL on Fox.

WNYW

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On January 7, 2024, WNYW announced that Menefee will co-host Good Day New York starting on January 16, 2024.[13] He will continue to host Fox NFL Sunday.

NFL Preseason Football

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Menefee called the NFL preseason for the Jaguars TV network from 2005 to 2007. He formerly called play-by-play for Seattle Seahawks preseason games from 2008 through the 2022 season, with Michael Robinson, Dave Wyman, and Matt Devlin doing color commentary on KCPQ and KZJO (replay).[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Boxing

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Menefee also provided ringside commentary for Top Rank's coverage of the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. He was also the play-by-play announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing.[20] On January 7, 2012, Menefee announced he was leaving ShoBox.[21]

Personal life

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Menefee resides in Los Angeles, California.

References

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  1. ^ "FOX NFL SUNDAY". Fox Sports PressPass. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Curt Menefee". Fox Sports PressPass. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fox Sports' Curt Menefee: From a small school to a huge job; from Coe College to the Sunday NFL studio". Sports Broadcast Journal. February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Fox Sports' Menefee shares his favorite Super Bowl memory". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Phil. "Curt Menefee, Fox's NFL host, is also a Northwestern grad student hoping to change the world: 'This is what I need to do and what I should be doing'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Thomas, Howard (August 15, 1990). "Menefee to leave Channel 3". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1B. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Can KTVT sports anchor take the Texas heat?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 13, 1992. pp. E1, E10. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Horn, Barry (January 21, 1994). "All-sports station to sign on". The Dallas Morning News. p. 4B.
  9. ^ Horn, Barry (June 7, 1995). "Moving with the Magic, Menefee and McCall". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2B.
  10. ^ Raissman, Bob (May 19, 1996). "Call Him Mr. Credible". Daily News. New York, New York. p. New York Vue 70. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fox Acquires Bruce Arena and Curt Menefee For Champions League Final | Independent voice for EPL soccer fans since 2005 – EPL Talk | Page 18941". Epltalk.com. April 30, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "UFC, ESPN agree to 5-year, $1.5B rights deal". ESPN.com. May 23, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Curt Menefee to join Good Day New York as co-host alongside Rosanna Scotto". FOX 5 NY. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  14. ^ Communications, Seahawks. "Seahawks at Chiefs Notes". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  15. ^ Communications, Seahawks. "Seahawks vs. Broncos Notes". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  16. ^ Farnsworth, Clare. "An evaluation situation". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  17. ^ Condotta, Bob. "Seahawks hire Kate Scott for preseason TV play-by-play job". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "Brock Huard joins Menefee for Seahawks preseason telecasts on Q13 Fox". Q13 FOX News. July 25, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "How To Watch, Listen To & Follow The Seahawks vs Raiders". www.seahawks.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "It's Showtime for Curt Menefee - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  21. ^ "Boxing Buzz". Fightnews.com. January 7, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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